Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She sports chestnut long hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. A true patriot, Althaea would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Nella was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Guard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'5" and dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Xappan was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Xappan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Xappan decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Shepherd kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His golden hair is braided into rings. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Coral (110 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length dark red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Uzza studied abroad. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and yellow tie. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 sp. Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop crest cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Roofer, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Apothecary like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his orange fur down. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Elegant was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Cartwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.